DATA BITES
6.2%
Overall unemployment rate
Bureau of Labor Statistics
8.6% (FEBRUARY 2021)/
4.7% (FEBRUARY 2020)
Unemployment rate, bachelor’s degree grads age 20 – 24
Bureau of Labor Statistics
$53,889
Average starting salary, Class of 2019 bachelor’s degree graduate
Summer 2020 Salary Survey
-0.1%
Decrease in projected hiring, Class of 2021 versus Class of 2020
Job Outlook 2021